Costa Rican lawmakers investigate president's campaign financing

FILE PHOTO: Costa Rica's new President Rodrigo Chaves delivers a speech after being sworn in during a ceremony at the hall of the Legislative Assembly, in San Jose, Costa Rica May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez/File Photo

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's Congress opened an investigation on Wednesday into complaints of illegal financing during the electoral campaign of President Rodrigo Chaves, who took office in May.

A special commission, backed by the opposition, will spend two months investigating complaints regarding bank accounts with ties to several political parties, including Chaves' Social Democratic Progress Party.